@liquid981
Here is the link at the Firmware web page. Since your firmware is so far behind you may have to upgrade in steps. Try the latest, and if you have any problems updating. Try going back to something like TS08 and then TS10. My firmware was way behind like yours is, and when i tried the latest, the firmware patch said it didn't recognize my drive. Went back a couple firmware revisions back, and installed that. Then went to the latest revison.
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1911 Good luck. Firmware out of date will give you many different problems with media, just as johnnyd54 pointed out.
I just downloaded DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter and already ran into some troubles. The Shrinker worked, and I put in my blank disc and though the Decrypter was going to work, only to get this error:
I 19:53:02 DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.4.0 started!
I 19:53:02 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 19:53:02 Initialising SPTI...
I 19:53:02 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 19:53:02 Found 1 DVD±RW!
I 19:54:30 Operation Started!
I 19:54:30 Source File: C:\HOTEL_RWANDA.ISO
I 19:54:30 Source File Sectors: 2,201,900 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:54:30 Source File Size: 4,509,491,200 bytes
I 19:54:30 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink I 19:54:30 Destination Device: [1:0:0] SONY DVD+-RW DW-D56A PDS7 (D:) (ATA)
I 19:54:30 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: SONY08D1) (Speeds: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x)
I 19:54:30 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888
I 19:54:30 Write Mode: DVD
I 19:54:30 Write Type: SAO
I 19:54:31 Write Speed: MAX
I 19:54:31 Link Size: Auto
I 19:54:31 Test Mode: No
I 19:54:31 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 19:54:31 Filling Buffer...
I 19:54:33 Writing LeadIn...
I 19:55:29 Writing Image...
W 20:02:09 Failed to Write Sectors 2496 - 2527 - Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format
W 20:02:09 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 20:02:09 Retry Failed - Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format
W 20:02:09 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 20:02:09 Retry Failed - Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: 10.08Mbps
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 0
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
Notice that the current profile is DVD-R
These are +R discs I blow 4 discs before I seen this. I uninstalled and reinstalled played with the settings and chenged the media. No change.
